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Invariant NKT Cells and Rheumatic Disease: Focus on Primary Sjogren Syndrome.
Guido SireciGiuliana GugginoMarianna Lo PizzoLidia La BarberaFrancesco CicciaChiara Rizzosubject
0301 basic medicineReviewmedicine.disease_causeSalivary GlandsAutoimmunitylcsh:ChemistryPathogenesis0302 clinical medicinecytokineSjogren syndromelcsh:QH301-705.5innate immunitySpectroscopyautoimmunityLacrimal ApparatusGeneral MedicineNatural killer T cellComputer Science ApplicationsSjogren's SyndromeiNKTCatalysisInorganic Chemistry03 medical and health sciencesGlycolipidImmune systemAntigenstomatognathic systemRheumatic DiseasesmedicineAnimalsHumansPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryMolecular Biology030203 arthritis & rheumatologyAutoimmune diseaseInnate immune systembusiness.industryOrganic Chemistrymedicine.diseaseImmunity InnatecytokinesSettore MED/16 - Reumatologiastomatognathic diseases030104 developmental biologylcsh:Biology (General)lcsh:QD1-999ImmunologyNatural Killer T-CellsGlycolipidsbusinessdescription
Primary Sjogren syndrome (pSS) is a complex autoimmune disease mainly affecting salivary and lacrimal glands. Several factors contribute to pSS pathogenesis; in particular, innate immunity seems to play a key role in disease etiology. Invariant natural killer (NK) T cells (iNKT) are a T-cell subset able to recognize glycolipid antigens. Their function remains unclear, but studies have pointed out their ability to modulate the immune system through the promotion of specific cytokine milieu. In this review, we discussed the possible role of iNKT in pSS development, as well as their implications as future markers of disease activity.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-16 | International journal of molecular sciences |